Overview
Technical Secretary / Proposal and Technical Writing at Express Employment Professionals – Arnold, MO. Worksite : On-site, Downtown St. Louis, MO, Monday-Friday 8 : 00-5 : 00 (some flexibility). Compensation : $50,000-$70,000 base + comprehensive benefits.
About the Opportunity
Join an employee owned consulting engineering firm in downtown St. Louis where your writing helps win work that shapes the region. In this proposal-first role, you'll be the hub for RFP / RFQ / SOQ responses—organizing inputs from engineers and architects, crafting clear narratives, and delivering compliant, polished submittals. You'll also support interview decks and light website / news updates.
What You'll Do
- Coordinate and produce compliant proposals for public / private clients (RFP / RFQ / SOQ).
- Write and edit project narratives, approaches, cover letters, and resumes tailored to evaluation criteria.
- Build and maintain a proposal library (boilerplates, resumes, case blurbs, images).
- Create clean, on-brand layouts in InDesign and impactful PowerPoint interview decks.
- Partner with technical SMEs to gather content on time; drive version control and final QA / QC.
- Perform light website / news updates (personnel changes, wins, announcements).
What You Bring
Strong technical writing skills and detail orientation; 1-4+ years in engineering / construction (AEC) proposals or highly relevant RFP-driven environments.Hands-on experience responding to RFPs / RFQs / SOQs with on-time, compliant submittals.Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word / PowerPoint) and Adobe InDesign (styles, templates, export).Organized under deadlines; calm communicator who can wrangle SME input.Ability to provide 1-2 writing samples (project blurb + approach / cover letter; redact PII).Bonus Points
Prior experience in engineering / construction (AEC) and public sector proposals.Basic Photoshop / Illustrator for imagery; CMS experience for light site updates.SMPS or similar professional involvement.Why You'll Love It
Real impact : your proposals directly influence wins and the firm's growth.Employee owned culture with collaborative, expert teams.Visible work across municipal / civil and specialty structures.Please note : Do not provide bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. Do not transfer money or complete suspicious online surveys. If you see something suspicious, report this job ad.
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